Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 164
Earlier in the day, while Xia Houyan was leading the dragon hunting team, talking about life with Cristiano in Stardew Valley, the daily life of the residents in the distant Phoenix Terrace had just begun.

Since the Lord Lord and Master Laurie both went to hunt the dragon, Mayor Johnsen Joel, who stayed behind in Frost Maple Ridge, did his part to assume the important task of temporarily leading the territory.

Old Joel, who is old but still hale and hearty, stayed up all night last night. He tried his best to help the dragon hunting team check the ballista, configure equipment, and review the plan until he watched the dragon hunting team and the shooting team leave the platform. The fat old man finally got some free time, and dragged his tired body back to his tent.

This tent was rebuilt by the artisan team a few days ago.

Mayor Joel’s old tent on the west side of Phoenix Terrace was heroically sacrificed in the raid launched by the knights of Rock Creek City. He even burned all the belongings that the old man had saved for decades and survived the journey to the infected area. clean.

However, Johnson Joel is not destined to be the kind of old man who is addicted to the old days and does not think about making progress all day long.

The old mayor who was widowed in his early years and had no relatives or heirs around him was very open-minded about things outside his body——When Master Donald helped him set up a tent, Old Joel said in a relaxed tone that his old things from Eagle’s Rest Fort burned After all, everyone has come to a new territory, and it's time to leave the past behind and look forward.

As soon as this remark came out, Master Donald and the boys under him immediately cast admiring glances at him.

Facts have shown that Mayor Joel said so in his mouth, and he did so in action.

Old Joel's official status in the territory is the leader of the agricultural team, but in this deep winter slack season when the farmers have nothing to do, the old mayor of Eagle's Rest Castle, who has rich management experience and can't be idle, will soon be under the arrangement of the lord. Under his leadership, he undertook the coordination of various tedious affairs of Phoenix TV.

Therefore, there is almost no breath of life in Mayor Joel's tent, only a crooked single bed, which was specially transported by the lord from Luna Village to give to the old man——

——Since leaving the infected area, Mayor Joel's back has not been very comfortable. Xia Houyan was afraid that this old comrade would catch cold when he slept on the floor in winter.

Besides the single bed, the only furniture in the tent that could barely be considered as furniture was a copper stove burning vine oil and emitting a dark yellow light.

All other places in the tent were filled with various ledgers and documents.

Of course, Mayor Joel’s living environment has not always been so crowded. The reason why there are so many documents is that Phoenix Terrace has just completed the storage of various materials:

The "Friendly Gift" from Luna Village, the "Devotion" from the "Pride of the South" Knights, and the supplies purchased from the northern riverside town finally got the chance to make a big summary after the raid. The documents of the business group are registered one by one and stored in the warehouse.

Two days ago, the list of various account books was sorted out, and then they were handed over to the lord for his review—and the official Xiahou, who was busy planning the dragon hunting operation, pushed all the account books to Old Qiao with a wave of his hand you.

As a result, Mayor Joel's daily leisure activities in the past two days were to lie on a single bed with his legs crossed, while looking through the inventory list of the territory, while being elated by the great abundance of supplies.

At this time, the exhausted old Joel didn't have much time to read the account books. As soon as he walked into the tent, he fell asleep on the single bed.

But even this brief rest didn't last long. Soon, the sky in the east of the wilderness changed from the dark color of celadon to white moon, and a loud rooster crowed from the Phoenix Terrace.

——In fact, the breeding industry in Shuangfengling has not started at all. The reason why Xia Houyan brought two broods of chickens from Yueshen Village back to raise them in captivity is not only to eat eggs, but also to serve as an alarm clock for all the residents.

This made the citizens deeply doubt that if there was a real shortage of supplies on a certain day, would the lord personally lie down in the chicken coop to learn how to crow and urge everyone to get up and work.

The sleep time of the elderly was short. Amid the crowing of the rooster, Mayor Joel woke up slowly and sat up straight on the bed with painful groans.

In one corner of the tent stood a bucket filled with clean water.

Mayor Joel took out a handkerchief from his pocket, bent over to soak it in water, wiped it on his face randomly, and stretched out of the tent.

Outdoors, the entire platform is gradually waking up, and many diligent citizens have already leaned out of the tent with buckets and basins, ready to run to the stream to fetch water for washing and cooking.

And the most energetic on the Phoenix Stage is undoubtedly the newly formed militia team.

This group of temporary armed forces formed by strong young men wore messy clothes, but they all had crude sabers pinned to their waists, slings and ammunition bags hanging from them, which fully demonstrated their military missions.

Every morning, the militia team will be lined up in two neat rows, led by the former guard of Eagle's Rest who is the instructor, jogging around the platform for several laps, which can be regarded as daily training - and after the jogging is over, they can go back to their original daily routine Work, blacksmithing, farming, and fishing.

After all, the militiamen who were taken to hunt the dragon by Xia Houyan were only a small number, and the remaining militiamen who stayed behind still strictly adhered to the training schedule of Shuangfengling in the days when the lord was away.

When passing Mayor Joel, the militiamen, under the command of the instructor, gave a military salute to the great leader.

Mayor Joel waved to them with a smile.

It’s just that, until now, Old Joel still hasn’t figured out why the lord wants to use the ready-made chest-beating salute, and has specially designed a new salute method——the strange movement of raising his hand to his forehead, which in Old Joel From the perspective of a traditional person like the mayor, it is a bit too unconventional.

The militia morning running team didn't stay nearby much, and ran away shouting.

The vibrant morning scene of the territory in front of him comforted the town elder Joel beside the tent.

Vaguely, he even felt that he had returned to Eagle's Rest Castle, where the bells were ringing and feasting, and to the Duke of Igor in the western region, which was filled with the smell of sea breeze.

"Master Vincent, you have a good son..." the old man muttered with emotion.

"Grandpa Joel?" A brisk voice said from the side, "You got up so early!"

Joel turned around and found that it was the lord's personal maid, Anjie Randall.

The little girl was walking on the road with a basin of dry clothes. She probably just collected the clothes that the lord had dried.

"Go to bed early last night, go to bed early and get up early!" Old Joel smiled at the little maid, "But you, young, how can you wake up earlier than me, an old bone?"

"Miss Katerina said, it looks like the sky in the east is going to snow, so I'll hurry up and get my clothes back!" An Jie said with a light smile, "You haven't eaten yet, right? I'll bring you something to eat!"

"Leave me alone!" Mayor Joel hurriedly waved his hand, "After all, the lord is not around, so you should take this opportunity to rest. It's not easy to serve the lord every day..."

An Jie's little face looked flushed in the morning light, she bowed slightly to Mayor Joel, and walked away with the clothes basin in her arms.

Mayor Joel raised his head with a smile and looked to the east, his expression became serious unconsciously.

I don't know if the lord's dragon hunting operation will be successful...

Of course, the Lord Lord, Master Laurie, and the creepy-looking wraith will naturally worry about the matter of hunting the dragon. Although Mayor Joel was worried, he didn't want to think too much about it. He shook his head, Then he paced towards the center of the Phoenix Terrace.

Along the way, the citizens of Shuangfengling would smile and nod when they saw this respected elder of Eagle's Rest Castle.

Mayor Joel was also satisfied to find that even the leaders' mental state was much better than when they had just escaped from the infected area, and there was a faint hope of life in their eyes.

It’s good that everyone is happy, old Joel thought flatteredly, when he’s happy, he’ll have more strength to work...

Mayor Joel's pace was not fast, so when he came to the ruins of Horned Eagle Manor and the door of the lord's big tent, a black smoke column had already risen even in the southeast of the terrace, proving that even people who wake up normally The latest Miss Lena Leslie, who was just recruited into the Phoenix Terrace by the lord, has also started the daily work of burning bricks in the "Griffin Kiln".

Katerina Igor was leaning against the door of the tent. Judging from her disheveled hair, this beautiful noble lady didn't seem to have any leisurely or elegant dressing up.

The eldest lady of the Igor family, who had already started managing the territorial affairs in Eagle's Rest Castle, was also an old acquaintance to Mayor Joel.

The old mayor nodded slightly to Katerina as a compliment.

"Eliot went to hunt dragons?" Katerina asked in a low voice, resting her forehead with her fingers.

Joel froze, nodded, and asked:
"Didn't he tell you before he left?"

"No." Katerina smiled wryly, "When I wake up, he will be gone."

"Hey, my lord doesn't want to worry about you before I leave, so I don't want you to worry..." Mayor Joel said with a smile, "When Lord Vincent led the army to go out, he also left without saying goodbye in the early hours of the morning. Madame Anna did not hear the news until three or four days later."

Hearing Mayor Joel mentioning her parents, Katerina first smiled knowingly, then her eyes darkened uncontrollably.

Upon seeing this, Mayor Joel slightly opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he turned around with his hands behind his back, and together with Miss Katerina, they stared at the Phoenix Terrace shrouded in the morning light.

"It's time for Elliott to get married too." Katerina said quietly.

Mayor Joel's heart suddenly trembled: According to the old man's intuition, when it comes to noble weddings and funerals, especially the issue of heirs, it is better for a middle-level leader like him to be wise and stay out of the matter...

The problem is, it seems impolite to turn around and run away now...

Just when Mayor Joel was racking his brains to find a pretense to leave, Katerina bit her lip and murmured:
"Now our Igor family is not as powerful as before. In short, it is more beneficial to marry a powerful nobleman... But the question is, how can the weak Igor family avoid being controlled by others in turn, and how can we let the other party Ignoring the family's charges of rebellion..."

"That..." Mayor Joel's head was covered with cold sweat, "We have just arrived in Shuangfeng Ridge, and we haven't reported to the emperor yet, and the new titles and titles haven't been issued yet. We can't rush into marriage... "

Katerina sighed softly, frowning silently.

Indeed, after the rebellion of Duke Vincent Igor, although the lord inherited his father's family business, the empire revoked his duke title in name before the migration team set off;
It is also because of this that although the Xiahou officials retained their noble status, when they called themselves to the outside world before, they always said "former Duke of Eagle's Rest, Lord of Shuangfengling", and did not specify their current title;
As for his new title of Duke, Earl, and Baron, I am afraid that it will not be determined until the official envoy of the empire visits Frost Maple Ridge and presents him with the flag, badge, and scepter bestowed by the emperor;
Although after the "Crown Act" was promulgated, the title of imperial nobility became a symbolic title, which almost only affected salary, tax rate and etiquette system, and did not constitute the actual territory of the people like the previous imperial title. Standards and affiliation, but whether the title of the lord is a duke or a baron is still a very important factor in the old-school aristocratic circle, especially when considering marriage matters:
"It is better to marry a grand duke of ten acres of land than a baron of a thousand acres of land", this popular saying in the aristocratic circle fully demonstrates the pragmatic mentality of these old antiques who only care about their status and not their wallets;
Of course, in reality, the titles of traditional nobles such as the Duke of Houston and the Duke of Rosario are basically proportional to their strength, and the inversion of title level and wealth level is only a rare situation.

"These things will be settled sooner or later..." Katerina pondered for a while, then pursed her lips and said, "We are now in the wilderness, if there is nothing else, we should inform the Governor of the South and His Majesty the Emperor earlier , Ask them to formally confirm Elliott's title."

Mayor Joel's response was extremely smooth:
"Everything is at the command of the lord."

The old man was already slandering in his heart: This kind of gossip between nobles, you siblings can just discuss it yourself, what does it have to do with me, the leader of the agricultural team?
"Don't think I'm nagging..." Seemingly aware of the uneasiness in Mayor Joel's heart, Katerina smiled apologetically, "I really need to find someone to discuss this—I mentioned the marriage with Elliott At times, he seemed very unconcerned and unwilling to talk about it."

Mayor Joel rolled his eyes: Your brother is surrounded by a group of maids, swordsmen, elves, slaves, mages and juniors who are having a good time. Which young man is willing to be bound by marriage with a heart that yearns for wildness and freedom?
"Mayor Joel, you said..." Katerina lowered her voice suddenly, "Is Elliott planning to marry me?"

Mayor Joel said in his heart that if you are stricter and you push me into a hurry, maybe...

Of course, on the bright side, the old man just raised his eyebrows:

"You don't want to? The conditions in the wasteland are not good."

"I still want to stay with Elliot..." Katerina whispered.

Old Joel had nothing to say about this young lady who was controlled by her younger brother, so she just rolled her eyes.

Not far away, Master Donald trotted over and rescued Mayor Joel in time.

"What's wrong?" Katerina asked seriously, looking at Donald who was in a hurry.

"Miss, Mayor Joel..." Master Donald panted while holding a hammer, "Outside, outside the Phoenix Terrace, here comes, here comes an envoy!"

"Envoys?" Katerina and Mayor Joel looked at each other in astonishment, and asked, "Who sent the envoys?"

"Yes, yes..." Master Donald's expression was also confused, "...the envoy sent by the barren bandits!"

(End of this chapter)